how to convert to ReiserFS ?

[Florian Diesch]

ubuntu at rio.vg wrote:

> Ken N9VV wrote:
>> Dear Ubuntu gurus,
>> is there any way to convert my existing etx3 file system to one of 
>> the journaling file systems such as ReiserFS? is there an advantage?
>> 
>> I tried to install MepisRC2 just for fun, and it seemed to default 
>> to Reiser instead of ext3.
>> 
>
> Ext3 _IS_ a journaling file system.
>
> (and no, you generally can't convert a filesystem from one system to
> another without losing the data)

,----[ ~/bin/pkgdesc convertfs ]
| Package: convertfs
| Description: in-place filesystem conversion
|  This simple toolset allows you to change type of file system in the lack of
|  backup space.  You can convert from virtually any filesystem type to virtually
|  any one as long as they are both block-oriented and supported by Linux for
|  read/write, and as long as primary filesystem supports sparse files.
`----

 


   Florian
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